**Originally Listed At $1500**
North America, United States, Texas, ca. mid-19th century CE. A well-preserved skull from a steer. The skull has collected a nice layer of orange and gray lichen across the surface, giving it a weathered and natural appearance. The horns retain most of the exterior sheath. A metal wire has been attached to the verso for suspension. This skull was found on the very famous Chisholm Trail, used to drive cattle from Kansas to Texas between 1867 and 1884. This one evidently never finished the journey. The importance of this skull is where it was found in Palo Duro Canyon, a resting spot on the John Chisum cattle drive from Texas north into Montana. This steer avoided the final push out of Texas and lived wild until it died. Size: 20" L x 21" W (50.8 cm x 53.3 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Taylor Tomlin collection, found in 2008
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#161837
Condition
Losses to teeth. Stable fissures across front of skull as shown. Stable fissures on orbital bones. Losses to base of horn sheaths. Signs of weathering with natural ossification of bone and lichen and natural mineral deposits across the surface.